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About Beacon Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Beacon Cottage is a semi-detached house in Balderstone, Blackburn, Blackburn (BB2 7LN). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (174 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Beacon Cottage, Carr Lane, Balderstone, Blackburn, BB2 7LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Beacon Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2025ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side of property
Proposed subservient side extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Beacon Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Carr Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Beacon Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 201 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 11.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blackburn district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BB2 7LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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